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 Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:38 am Post subject: |
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Cheaper, yes. Lower performance, also yes. I'm guessing that OP isn't the type of person who changes out his hardware ever 6 months, so he might as well grab something that would last him down the road. If he really needs to upgrade, Ivy Bridge is coming out sometime between Q4 2011 - Q2 2012.
The 6850 consumes ~250w under load ( http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2010/10/22/ati-radeon-hd-6850-review/9 ), CPU + MoBo ~ 130w, HDD + other stuff ~30w. These calculations are based on a worst case scenario as well (Furmark, Prime95, heavy disk access, all at once), so during a normal gaming session power consumption shouldn't even exceed 400w. Speaking of which, the PSU can supply at least 30A on the 12v rail (360w), so the processor and the video card should never be strained for power. A 500w PSU should be plenty.
That is, unless OP puts tons of high-wattage fans into his rig (Deltas, SA, AP-31). Highly unlikely, I think.
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